Essential Reading Order: All-New All-Different Marvel
Added 2022-10-01 15:25:58 +0000 UTCHey everyone, while I know some people like to read every single issue Marvel publishes (as I do), some people just want a streamlined list of the most important series and issues. I've decided to start providing what I call Essential Reading Orders exclusively on Patreon for each era once they're complete on the site. These essential lists will trim the fat and only list the issues I think are good or important enough to the overall arc of the Marvel Universe and the major characters within.
I'm starting off with the All-New All-Different Marvel era, which I think will be useful because while they tried a lot of new things during this time, frankly much of it was poorly received and didn't have a lasting impact. I've cut roughly 50% of the issues out of the complete reading order to provide you this list of essential series, events, and arcs. If you're looking to dive into the All-New All-Different era but don't want to make a full commitment, this list is for you. And of course feel free to compare it to the full list on the site and add back in any series you're interested in.
Part 1: New Foundation
- All-New, All-Different Point One #1
- Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #1 – #11
- Captain Marvel (2016) #1 – #5
- Ultimates (2015) #1 – #6
- Invincible Iron Man (2015) #1 – #5
- Guardians of the Galaxy #1 – #5
Part 2: Street-Level and Beyond
- All-New Wolverine #1-6
- Daredevil #1-9
- Uncanny Avengers #1-4
Part 3: Inhumans, Mutants, and Magic
- Uncanny Inhumans #0-4
- The Totally Awesome Hulk #1-4
- Daredevil #10-16
- Doctor Strange #1-2
- Old Man Logan #1-4
- Extraordinary X-Men #1-7
- All-New X-Men #1-8
- Uncanny X-Men #1-5
- Extraordinary X-Men #8-12
- All-New X-Men #9-11
- Uncanny X-Men #6-10
- Extraordinary X-Men #13-16
- All-New X-Men #12-16
- Doctor Strange #3-11
- Uncanny Inhumans #5-10
Part 4: Avengers: Standoff!
- All-New, All-Different Avengers #0-6
- All-New, All-Different Avengers Annual #1
- Ms. Marvel #1-6
- The Mighty Thor #1-5
- Spider-Man (2016) #1-5
- Invincible Iron Man #6-11
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #1-6
- New Avengers #0-7
- Uncanny Avengers #5-6
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1-2
- Welcome to Pleasant Hill #1
- Assault On Pleasant Hill Alpha #1
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3
- New Avengers #8
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #4
- Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #6
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #7
- Uncanny Avengers #7
- All-New, All-Different Avengers #7
- New Avengers #9-10
- Uncanny Avengers #8
- All-New, All-Different Avengers #8
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #8
- Assault On Pleasant Hill Omega #1
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #5-6
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #9
- New Avengers #11
- Uncanny Avengers #9-12
- All-New, All-Different Avengers #9-12
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #1-3
Part 5: Road to War
- The Mighty Thor #6-12
- All-New Wolverine #7
- Black Panther (2016) #1-12
- The Vision #1-12
- Old Man Logan #5-13
- The Totally Awesome Hulk #5-6
- The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
- Spider-Man FCBD 2016
- The Amazing Spider-Man #12-18
- Ultimates #7
Part 6: Civil War II
- Civil War II #0
- The Totally Awesome Hulk #7-8
- Ms. Marvel #7
- Civil War II: Ulysses #1-3
- Civil War II #1
- New Avengers #12
- International Iron Man #1-7
- Captain Marvel #6
- Spider-Man #6
- All-New Wolverine #8-12
- FCBD: Civil War II #1
- Ultimates #8
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #4
- Civil War II #2
- Guardians of the Galaxy #6-10
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #7
- Uncanny Inhumans #11
- Invincible Iron Man #12-13
- Uncanny Inhumans #12-14
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #10
- Captain Marvel #7
- Ms. Marvel #8-10
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #11-13
- Spider-Man #7
- Civil War II #3
- Spider-Man #8
- Uncanny Avengers #13-14
- All-New, All-Different Avengers #13-15
- Captain Marvel #8
- Ms. Marvel #11
- New Avengers #13-17
- Ultimates #9
- Guardians of the Galaxy #11
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #8-9
- Civil War II: The Accused #1
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #10
- Civil War II: The Fallen #1
- Totally Awesome Hulk #9-12
- Invincible Iron Man #14
- Captain Marvel #9-10
- Ultimates #10-11
- Civil War II #4-5
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #5
- Civil War II #6
- Guardians of the Galaxy #12-13
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #6
- Spider-Man #9
- Civil War II #7-8
- Spider-Man #10
- Ultimates #12
Part 7: Civil War II Aftermath
- The Totally Awesome Hulk #13-14
- Champions #1-5
- The Avengers (2016) #1-6
- Ultimates 2 #1-6
- Invincible Iron Man (2016) #1-5
- Guardians of the Galaxy #14-15
- Infamous Iron Man #1-5
- All-New Wolverine #13-18
- Spider-Man #11-12
- Spider-Gwen #16
- Spider-Man #13
- Spider-Gwen #17
- Spider-Man #14
- Spider-Gwen #18
- Spider-Man #15
- Uncanny Avengers #15-17
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #14-16
- New Avengers #18
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #7-10
- Civil War II: The Oath #1
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #11
- Guardians of the Galaxy #16-19
- The Unworthy Thor #1-5
- FCBD All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1
- All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1-4
Part 8: The Clone Conspiracy
- The Amazing Spider-Man #18-19
- The Clone Conspiracy #1
- The Amazing Spider-Man #20
- The Clone Conspiracy #2
- The Amazing Spider-Man #21
- The Clone Conspiracy #3
- The Amazing Spider-Man #22
- The Clone Conspiracy #4
- The Amazing Spider-Man #23
- The Clone Conspiracy #5
- The Amazing Spider-Man #24
- The Clone Conspiracy: Omega #1
- The Amazing Spider-Man #25-28
- Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1-5
Part 9: Inhumans vs. X-Men
- The Uncanny Inhumans #15-17
- Ms. Marvel #12-17
- Champions #6-7
- Daredevil #10-14
- Extraordinary X-Men Annual #1
- All-New X-Men Annual #1
- Uncanny X-Men #11-15
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #1
- Old Man Logan #14-24
- Death of X #1-4
- Inhumans vs. X-Men #0-1
- Extraordinary X-Men #17-18
- Uncanny X-Men #16
- Inhumans vs. X-Men #2
- The Uncanny Inhumans #18
- All-New X-Men #17
- Uncanny X-Men #17
- Inhumans vs. X-Men #3
- All-New X-Men #18
- Inhumans vs. X-Men #4
- The Uncanny Inhumans #19
- Uncanny X-Men #18
- Inhumans vs. X-Men #5
- Extraordinary X-Men #19
- Inhumans vs. X-Men #6
- The Uncanny Inhumans #20
- Extraordinary X-Men #20
- Uncanny X-Men #19
- All-New X-Men #19
- Inhumans Prime #1
- Royals #1-8
- X-Men Prime #1
- X-Men Gold #1-6
- X-Men Blue #1-6
- The Mighty Thor #13-19
- All-New Wolverine #19-24
- Old Man Logan #25-30
- The Totally Awesome Hulk #15-18
- Weapon X #1-3
- The Totally Awesome Hulk #19
- Weapon X #4
- Weapons of Mutant Destruction Alpha #1
- The Totally Awesome Hulk #20
- Weapon X #5
- The Totally Awesome Hulk #21
- Weapon X #6
- The Totally Awesome Hulk #22
- Weapon X #7-11
Part 10: Empire Building
- Daredevil (2015) #15-20
- Doctor Strange #12-19
- The Mighty Captain Marvel #0-4
- All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #5-11
- The Mighty Thor #20-23
- Infamous Iron Man #6-12
- Invincible Iron Man #6-10
- Champions #8-9
- Spider-Man #16-19
- The Avengers #7-8
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #12-14
- U.S.Avengers #1-3
- Uncanny Avengers #18-23
- Doctor Strange #20
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #17-21
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #15
- U.S.Avengers #4
Part 11: Secret Empire
- U.S.Avengers #5
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #16
- Secret Empire #0
- The Mighty Captain Marvel #5
- The Amazing Spider-Man #29
- U.S.Avengers #6
- Uncanny Avengers #24-25
- X-Men Gold #7-8
- Ultimates 2 #7
- FCBD 2017: Secret Empire
- U.S.Avengers #7
- The Avengers #9
- The Amazing Spider-Man #30-31
- Champions #10
- Secret Empire #1
- Champions #11
- U.S.Avengers #8-9
- Secret Empire #2
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #22
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #17
- The Mighty Captain Marvel #6
- All-New Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1
- The Mighty Captain Marvel #7
- Secret Empire #3
- The Avengers #10
- Doctor Strange #21-24
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #23
- Secret Empire #4
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #18
- X-Men Blue #7-9
- Ultimates 2 #8-10
- Secret Empire #5-7
- Captain America: Sam Wilson #24
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #19
- Captain America #25
- Secret Empire #8
- The Mighty Captain Marvel #8
- Secret Empire #9-10
- Secret Empire: Omega #1
- The Amazing Spider-Man #32
- The Amazing Spider-Man #789-791
- The Avengers #11
- Uncanny Avengers #26-30
- Doctor Strange #25-26
- The Mighty Captain Marvel #9
- U.S.Avengers #10-12
- Champions #12
- All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #12
- Captain Marvel #125-129
- Tales of Suspense #100-104
Part 12: Legacy
- Marvel Legacy #1
- Defenders FCBD 2017
- The Defenders (2017) #1-6
- Daredevil #21-25
- The Defenders #7-9
- Daredevil #26-28
- Daredevil #595-596
- The Defenders #10
- Daredevil #597-605
- The Spectacular Spider-Man #6, #297-307
- Spider-Man #20-21
- Spider-Men II #1-5
- Venom Inc. Alpha #1
- The Amazing Spider-Man #792
- Venom #159
- The Amazing Spider-Man #793
- Venom #160
- Venom Inc. Omega #1
- Venom #161
- The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #42
- Doctor Strange #381
- The Amazing Spider-Man #794-796
- Doctor Strange #382-385
- Falcon #1-8
- Doctor Strange: Damnation #1
- Doctor Strange #386
- Doctor Strange: Damnation #2
- Doctor Strange #387
- Doctor Strange: Damnation #3
- Doctor Strange #388
- Doctor Strange: Damnation #4
- Doctor Strange #389-390
- Astonishing X-Men (2017) #1-12
- All-New Wolverine #25-35
- X-Men Blue #10-12
- X-Men Gold #9-13
- X-Men Blue #13
- X-Men Gold #14
- X-Men Blue #14
- X-Men Gold #15
- X-Men Blue #15-20
- X-Men Blue Annual #1
- X-Men Blue #21
- Venom #162
- X-Men Blue #22
- Venom #163
- X-Men Blue #23-28
- Venomized #1-5
- Venom #164-165
- X-Men Blue #29-30
- X-Men Gold #16-22
- X-Men Gold Annual #1
- X-Men Gold #23-25
- Old Man Logan #31-45
- X-Men Gold #26-29
- X-Men Blue #31-36
- X-Men: The Wedding Special #1
- X-Men Gold #30-36
- X-Men Gold Annual #2
- X-Men Red #1-5
- X-Men Red Annual #1
- Ms. Marvel #18-30
- Black Bolt #1-6
- Royals #9-12
- Black Bolt #7-9
- Inhumans: Judgement Day #1
- Black Bolt #10-12
- Ms. Marvel #31-38
- Guardians of the Galaxy #146-150
- Marvel 2-In-One #1-6
- Marvel 2-In-One Annual #1
- Marvel 2-In-One #7-10
- Black Panther #13-18, #166-172
- Black Panther Annual #1
- Avengers #672
- Champions #13
- Avengers #673
- Champions #14
- Avengers #674
- Champions #15-21
- The Totally Awesome Hulk #23
- The Incredible Hulk #709-717
- Avengers #675-690
- Invincible Iron Man #11
- Invincible Iron Man #593-600
- Quicksilver: No Surrender #1-5
- Captain America #695-704
- Spider-Man #234-240
- The Amazing Spider-Man #797-801
- The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1
- The Spectacular Spider-Man #308-310
- The Mighty Thor #700-706
- The Mighty Thor: At the Gates of Valhalla #1
Comments
Hi Will, yes and no. Marvel has never done a complete reboot or reset of their universe, so technically each era builds on the history of previous eras, but they are also designed as good entry points for new readers, particularly starting with Marvel NOW! in 2012. Every few years since then Marvel relaunches pretty much all of their series with new number 1 issues and creative teams that while may reference past events, are designed to tell new stories that don’t require a lot of knowledge of previous events to enjoy.
Marvel Guides
2022-10-05 15:54:57 +0000 UTCIs each era considered self contained or do I have to read the previous era to get up to speed?
Will Byrne
2022-10-05 15:40:54 +0000 UTCHi Markus, good catch. It is actually in Part 2 on the site, so I fixed it in this list. As for Sgt. Fury that’s a special case since those are WWII stories that take place decades before the rest of the Silver Age stories continuity-wise and I didn’t want to slow down the reading order by getting people distracted by 80 war comics that have really nothing to do with the Marvel Universe. I included the first 13 to give people a brief introduction to Nick Fury. I think that is the only example of something like that.
Marvel Guides
2022-10-02 03:03:10 +0000 UTCI compared the list you posted here with the full list on the site and noticed that Uncanny Avengers #1-4 in part 3 is on the list in this post but is missing on the site. On a site note: In the Silver Age reading order we have Sgt. Fury and his howling command up until #13 but the remaining issus are missing.
MarkusT1992
2022-10-02 02:50:35 +0000 UTC
